I love getting mail that comes in padded sleeves and small brown boxes. If it doesn't have the Amazon logo sprawled out on the side, it's probably silver or silver related.

But this time was a bit different. This time, I popped my hand-poured cherry with @pit-bullion and his amazing crypto-based designs. He was gentle and kind and worth every penny. Look at those freaking pour lines.

I met Pit Bullion through the #steemsilvergold group and his generosity, talent and personality proceeded him. Reaching out ahead of time, he was able to walk me through some options and gave me a very fair price. I paid in Litecoin and a few days later it arrived. I'm stoked to finally own some hand-poured shiny from my Steemit clan.

Oh. Look. Pretty.

I'm a sucker for a crypto themed silver coin and I plan on designing some of my own soon. I considered this a "research" business expense and bought 8oz from the Golden Eagle Coin cryptocurrency collection. They have a basic design for Bitcoin and some of my favorite alt-coins: Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Monero, NEO, Zcash & 0x Protocol. They are nothing special design wise, but I had to see what the competition was doing.

Overall, this has been the most exciting investment month I've had. Saving for retirement can come in many forms, but acquiring precious metals is by far my favorite way to build wealth.